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12-20-11
Received my nvs a few hours ago. there is a new wooden crat ... Albertporter
12-20-11
Albert, i will be very interested to hear your impressions o ... Vicks7
12-20-11
ho ho ho... merry xmas, albert -- santa's arrived with a g ... C1ferrari
12-20-11
Vicks7, thank you for the holiday well wishes ! it may be a ... Albertporter
12-20-11
i'm expecting you and sonny to come listen, so i must get ... Albertporter
12-20-11
Thanks albert - looking forward to hearing your impressions. ... Vicks7
12-20-11
Hi albert: congrats to your son! i know you and patty must ... Mcrheist
12-21-11
Vicks7 quote: search locally for used, maybe even ebay braz ... Albertporter
12-21-11
Mary, being a marine is tough enough. that and working whi ... Albertporter
12-21-11
albert, congratulations to john, patty, and yourself on th ... C1ferrari
12-22-11
Albert, i would love to see that photo! i recently searche ... Mcrheist
12-22-11
Mary, bottom of this post has a link to the photo. i don't ... Albertporter
12-22-11
System edited: added image of new wave kinetic nvs with larg ... Albertporter
12-23-11
Albert, any impressions you would like to share of the sme ... Peterayer
12-23-11
Albert, nice picture of the nvs with the larger halo. i lik ... Mikelavigne
12-23-11
Peter, air tight supreme is mounted on the talea ii. i bo ... Albertporter
12-23-11
Mike john is traveling home from texas tech today! i'm exc ... Albertporter
12-23-11
Albert, great feedback on the arms, and look forward to mor ... Mikelavigne
12-23-11
Mike, tonearm board design, material and even thickness sho ... Albertporter
12-25-11
Frohe weihnachten albert eckart Thuchan
12-26-11
Herzliche weihnachtsgrüße! und alles gute zum neuen jahr! e ... Albertporter
12-26-11
Wow, you are perfect in german - terrific! see you in the n ... Thuchan
12-26-11
Albert, thank you for that comparison between the sme and t ... Peterayer
12-26-11: Albertporter
Peter,
I have not heard the SME V, mine is the SME 312S which is a 12" magnesium arm with factory silver wire. The headshell is removable and can rotate, making accurate azimuth possible.
SME is complicated azimuth adjustment compared to Talea. But in all fairness, the Talea is probably the easiest tonearm ever made when it comes to this.
VTA on Talea requires loosening the fitting screw so the tower is free to move, sound is very different until tightened again so this is not a slam dunk like the Azimuth.
The SME has a threaded rod for VTA adjustment that works while the LP plays, but like the Talea must also be tightened afterward to hear full result.
At this point I have not yet tried any cartridge in the Talea other than the Air Tight Supreme. I've only had it a couple of weeks and work slow by many peoples test standards.
I know I'll alienate people with this next comment, but you mentioned it. I hate the Ortofon A90, probably the second worst moving coil cartridge I've ever owned. My conclusion is based on three samples in several arms both here and in other high end audio systems in my audio group.
As for tools, I have multiple protractors, some that came with arms, the CartAlign, Wally Tractor Universal, Uni-Protractor, Feikert and four or five Mint.
The Wally Universal and Mint agree on the 312S SME alignment, both are similarly easy to use. The Uni-Protractor has better sighting tools & magnifier but I'm not sure about targeting the center point of the tonearm. It's certainly the best at that of any protractor I've used but some arms are nearly impossible to judge.
I have a Mint coming for the Talea II. I have a Uni-Protractor and Mint that will work with my Micro Seiki Max and should have an opinion about them soon.
Not to sound like I'm skipping out on the question, but every tool I use forces me to look at my habits again. Each make you judge your setup in a different way and many times is a valuable learning experience.
Final comment on the SME.
They have been building tonearms since 1959, that's more than half a century. The modern SME 312S construction is incredible and the bearing are top class. If any small manufacturer today set out to design and build a SME 312S the cost would be four or five times what these can be bought for. That does not make it better or worse, just an opinion.
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12-26-11
Thanks albert. i remember that you have the 312s and a wh ... Peterayer
12-26-11
Albert, i'll take the bait...i don't own an a90, so no dog i ... Jazdoc
12-26-11
Peter, i'll answer in order of your post rather than quotin ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Jazdoc, the ortofon a90 does not do anything "wrong&q ... Albertporter
12-27-11
I would like to throw several logs on the fire. i visited a ... Fcrowder
12-27-11
Albert, thanks for posting more detailed impressions. very ... Jazdoc
12-27-11
Hi albert, fcowder, jazdoc, merry christmas & happy new yea ... Dev
12-27-11
appears the a90 did not work here for whatever reason. per ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Jazdoc, i think bleached is another way of saying the same ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Dev, thank you dev, merry christmas and happy new year to ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Dev, i have not heard the nvs just delivered to me, i post ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Dev, sorry to be drawn out, a lot to respond to and i'm try ... Albertporter
12-27-11
Thanks albert. i had a similar experience recently. jeffre ... Jazdoc
12-28-11
Jazdoc, mike's system is tweaked to the max, it would be di ... Albertporter
12-28-11
"mike's system is tweaked to the max" now that's ... Jazdoc
12-28-11
Albert, forgive me for jumping in here...... regarding jaz ... Mikelavigne
12-28-11
Jazdoc, if i'm invited back to mikes i hope to listen to b ... Albertporter
12-28-11
Mike in many ways every system has been biased to the room ... Albertporter
12-28-11
Hopefully it is painfully obvious that mike and i are friend ... Albertporter
12-28-11
Albert, i suspect that once you settle on the talea ii on th ... Peterayer
12-28-11
Sorry if my choice of 'pistols at dawn' caused any panties t ... Mikelavigne
12-29-11
Maybe a telos is the answer, i need to hear the talea ii fir ... Albertporter
12-29-11
Albert and mike, if you menaced to shoot each other with y ... Microstrip
12-29-11
Just a thought... albert, as you know, the talea/telos tone ... Unoear
12-30-11
Happy new year to you too, alan ! the a90 was shown with th ... Albertporter
01-02-12
System edited: added text and image, for micro seiki max 282 ... Albertporter
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